Criminal Law/detained during questioning

QuestionHi. I am referring to the Luis Rodriguez near the Moore theatre in Oklahoma City. Apparently, Luis' wife and daughter got into an altercation outside the theatre and police arrived. They asked Luis for his ID although, under Oklahoma law, he was under no obligation to give it to them. He was accosted by several officers. He died of "cardiac arrhythmia due to physical restraint" according to the autopsy. All officers were cleared of any wrongdoing by DA Greg Mashburn. My questions:
1) because Oklahoma is a no ID state, why did the police insist on his showing his ID when he was under no obligation to do so?
2) Greg said that Mr. Rodriguez was "detained during questioning". Does this state legally exist? If the police do not have probable cause to charge you, you do not have to answer any of their questions and may walk away. If police do accost you (as shown on their CCTV camera), including knee kicks, it is unlawful arrest, confinement, and assault. Am I correct?

AnswerGerry-

You may be confusing "No ID Requirement" and "Investigative Detainment/Inquiry." The "No ID" status is more common as in a police office driving/walking down the street and randomly stopping an individual and asking for ID for no apparent reason.

In the case you cite above, the police were dispatched to a location for a fight/altercation. Upon arrival, the police do have the right to detain/question participants, obtain ID and "sort out" the incident to establish if any laws have been broken and/or restore "peace & quiet."

If Luis Rodriguez failed to comply with police directives, refused to produce ID, and/or became disorderly during this initial questioning, the police can take him into custody for Disorderly Conduct or some other related state/local violation.

If Mr. Rodriguez resisted arrest, police personnel have the right to use whatever force is necessary to effect the arrest. I am not familiar with this incident nor have I seen the video; therefore, I cannot render an intelligent assessment of the amount of force used. Nevertheless, it has been my experience that a majority of these "injuries/deaths" during arrests are related to resisting the police attempting to make an arrest.

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